San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-29
CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY PRINTING AWARDED TO
THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
Chief of the Fire Departments Annual
Report-Sallie Gets the Royal
Bounce-New Business,


Etc
There were present yesterday at the city
council meeting Aldermen Belknap. Degencr.
Richey, Smye, Reiman. Schrelner, Conner,
Kalteyer, Gallagher and Guerguin. The
mayor presided and after the adoption Of the
minutes of last meeting, presented the follow
ing petitions and me MORALS:
Petition from citizens to have Dakota street
graded. Streets and bridges committee.
From +. Almazan ana A. Mendoza, for
monthly allowance. Tho mayor said the city
was caring for good many paupers now,
whose residence here for some time entitled
them to look to the couhty for support. lie
hoped they would appoint committee to at
tend to this matter. The petitions were re-
ferred to committee on petitions and ordi-
nanccs.
Petition OF Guptrn for remission of pound
fees referred to police committee.
schaefer. to build lumber dwelling, metal
roof, South Flores street. Fire committee.
sam Maverick, to build Ave iron clads on
avenue ID. Fire committee.
for monthly allowance. Assessment com.
mittee, petitions and ordinance committee
and city attorney.
W. q. Erps, for permission to tap Alamo
ditch to rrigate. Ditch committee.
Baiubridge Corner. for permission to erect
q sign board on sidewalk, In front OF their
store. Petitions and ordinance committee.
San Antonio Gas company presented a COM
munication about the gas contract with the
city. They were not aware that the contract
had expired until so Informed by the council.
Nothing in writing concerning the contract
could be found II the city desired to make
new contract for gas until June LIST, the COM
pany was waiting. They maintained the
power of the gas light had been kept at a
standard of eighteen or nineteen candle power
regularly. Bel. nap disputed this statement
and said this standard may have been kept up
at the gas works. where the company gauged
the strength OF THEN lamps, but not on the
street lamps themselves. The committee on
gas and water took charge of the communion
tion Alderman Smye Is chairman of this COM
mittee.
Reports of officers were next taken up. The
report OF the market master on the petition of
Sallie Royal, a renter of stall for sale of cof-
fee and lunch, in the market, was read. She
complained of certain abuses, which he and
the city marshal had investigated and found
without grounds. They were made simply to
gain notoriety. She was now In arrears $50 for
rent. He did not want to levy on her fixtures
and referred the matter to the council
5chreiner said that according to ordinance
anyone who failed to pay their market rent,
should forfeit their stand and he would do this
IN the Royal sallies case; BY unanimous
vote this was done and Sallie was bounced.
The recomn endet on from the chic OF the
fire department, that the colort d fire COM
pany be d sbanded, was adopted.
City engineer reported that oniy three de-
llnquents. Judge Waeldtr, Frank Fischer and
the city OF San Antonio, had failed to make
sidewalks or avenue u. As In the case of
likely the matter was referred to public i'm
proyements committee and city attorney.
City physician reported two infirm paupers,
Arthur Shields and wife, living on AceqUia
street, as worthy subjects of charity, and they
we're granted an allowance of So each per
month for two months.
Msnuea Mccall and Feliciar Martinez
likewise paupers, were given the same allow
ance.
The mayor read proposition from the
LIGHT, which should have been handled by
fTfaTNr NnTNFa
same time the printing bids were opened, OF
fering to publish the official proceedings of
each session of the city council at cent per
line, or for $3.50 per annum, provided the
copy for the same be furnished the printers
by IL o'clock of the day following the meet
ing. Referred to the finance committee.
The flnance committee reported. recon-
mendi1g that the street commissioner be al
lowed to have two foremen at 81 70 per day,
and said that these foremen should be made
to do street work In addition to their other
duties, as the committee did not believe that
foremen should boss and do no work. The
recommendation was adopted.
The bids for the city printing, Job work and
advertising. were then announced. johnson
Bros. were the lowest bidders on job work and
were awarded the contract for such work The
Express bid for doing the advertising for
nothing was accepted.
Alderman Degener proposed TO award the
work to the Express by a vote of the council.
This was done.
Gallagher submitted a new ordinance TO re.
Qulfe property 10 sweep tnelr SIDE
walks. Read first time and ordered printed
once.
The ordnance requiring the marshal to de-
signate hack stands at the depots was adopt
ed under suspension of the rules
The ordinance to prohibit posting bills and
advertisements on fences, bridges, poles,
trees, etc was also read End ordered printed
one time.
Fl Gallagher recommended that the marshal
report what change is needed in the ordinance
regulating speed of trains through the city.
Adopted.
The streets and bridges committee recon-
mended appropriating $50 to open Utica street
from jackson to Poplar street. Adopted
Adams Wickes were granted permission
to tap the Crockett street sewer.
N. Mackey was allowed to build his fence on
Guadalupe street
Connor's resolution to have brush on Dryer
avenue cut, was adopted.
Petition to open Nebraska street was re-
ferred back TO the city engineer for estimate
of cost.
A wagon bridge was ordered ON CevalIos
street at the san Pedro crossing and holes in
said sire ct will be filled.
The petition to open San Saba street was
not granted, IL being so expensive.
Petition to open Mil street was reported
upon favorably and the mayor authorized TO
see If land necessary would be donated.
Probandt street opening was recommitted
to the committee
granted three small building permits.
Assessment committee reported unfavor-
ably on petition of G.. G.. Braden for redue-
ton of assessment
Petitions of VIM Page. Mary Henefee and
j. III. Mittman for reduction of assessments
were referred back to the committee for fur
Their consideration.
NJ. Castanoa & Sons assessment for stock
was reduced from 81, 900 to $1,000.
Johanna Sonnen's taxes were RENTED.
Police committee, through Common, reported
unfavorably on the petition of H. Meyer and
f. Zumberge-for remission of fines
Gas and water committee. by Smye, reported
three new fire hydrants which were acce pted
One water stand pipe was ordered on San
Saba street.
Committee reported unfavorably on petition
for water mains on Pine street.
Gas bill for February was approved and Or
dered paid
pany were granted privileges of streets and
alleys for their apparatus, and an ordinance to
regulate the same will be drafted.
Railway and telephone committee, by Kali
teyer. reported unfavorably on Upson's petit
ton to remove telephone pole in front of
Mahncke's hotel.
Tue manager of the telephone service asked
for a system of telephone signals and signal
boxes for use of the fire department Re-
ferred to the fire directors.
The market committee reported to file the
protest of citizens against renting the market
stands on Military plaza, and granted the petit
ton of others to rent the said stands.
The city weigher was granted $40 for repairs
of his Office.
The chief of the fire department presented
his annual report, In which he recommended
all the changes in the service which In pre-
vious interview published In the LIGHT, he
had before favored. He wanted the old fire
engine sold and the hose companies provided
with hose trucks, and horses TO draw them.
Also large hook and ladder truck, 1000 feet
of hose. four new hydrsnts, ETC., and gave
roster of the entire department, and list OF
fires occurring during the past year. twenty
seven, with four false alarms. The report was
referred to the fire committee.